World War II Recent Programs - C-SPAN Video LibraryThe most recent programs for the World War II Taghttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=167
en-USCopyright 2015, National Cable Satellite Corporationinfo@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTSun, 02 Aug 2015 22:08:16 GMTWomen During World War IIDominique Francois talked about the roles and contributions of women during World War II. He said that women were "a vital part of the successes of the way" through their participation in armed forces organizations and the manufacturing of war supplies.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326682-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326682-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [Courage, Compassion, Marine]Perry Smith talked about his book, [Courage, Compassion, Marine: The Unique Story of Jimmie Dyess]. Jimmie Dyess earned the Carnegie Medal for extraordinary civilian heroism when he was a teenager for saving two swimmers off the coast of South Carolina. Sixteen years later, Marine Lieutenant Colonel Dyess received the Medal of Honor as a result of his heroism in combat. No other individual has received both awards.
C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2015 LCV Cities Tour" in Augusta, Georgia, from February 21-25 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/327226-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/327226-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTWorld War II Allied Bombing CampaignU.S. Air Force Academy history professor Colonel Mark Wells talks about the role of bombers and fighter planes in the Allied strategy during World War II. He also described the progression in air technology during this period. Colonel Wells argued that Allied air power helped bring about the ned of the war. This class is part of a course called "Airpower History."http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324592-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324592-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTTeaching World War II in SchoolsDavid Kennedy and Rick Atkinson talked about how World War II shaped the world to come. Following their keynote addresses, panelists talked about the value and importance of teaching World War II history in schools and presented ideas for improving the way the subject is presented to students.
This event was part of a forum hosted by the Pioneer Institute to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325914-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325914-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [Measure of a Man]Martin Greenfield talks about his memoir [Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor], in which he chronicles his experiences as a prisoner in Auschwitz during World War II through his current occupation as a tailor for U.S. presidents and celebrities. He was joined by the book's co-author, Wynton Hall.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326196-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326196-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTAmerican Propaganda and World War IIJake Ersland spoke about the use of posters and other propaganda by the U.S. government during World War II. He spoke about the tactics used to recruit citizens to enlist in the military, buy war bonds, and keep secrets from the enemy.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326422-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326422-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT[It's Up to You]Short archival film about why rationing was important during World War II. A call to arms film for American citizens to take part in rationing goods.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/327057-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/327057-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTHistory of Strategic Air CommandBrian York talked about the Martin Bomber Plant, which produced the two historic B-29 bombers, Enola Gay and Bockscar. The two B-29's carried the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, Japan, during World War II. He also shared the history of the Strategic Air Command (SAC), which controlled strategic bombers and intercontinental ballistic missiles during the Cold War. The Strategic Air Command operated out of Offut Air Force Base in Omaha from 1948 until 1992.
C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2015 LCV Cities Tour" in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 7-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Cox Communications local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326462-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326462-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [Perimeters of Democracy]Heather Fryer talked about her book, [Perimeters of Democracy: Inverse Utopias and the Wartime Social Landscape in the American West], on the government's use of internment during World War II. The earliest forms of government internment came in the form of Indian reservations during the 1800's.
C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2015 LCV Cities Tour" in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 7-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Cox Communications local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326502-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326502-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTRemembering Groves and Oppenheimer﻿Robert Norris, Kari Bird, and Marty Sherwin talked about the impact General Leslie Groves and Robert Oppenheimer had on the Manhattan Project. They were joined by grandson Charles Oppenheimer and granddaughter Caroline Groves Lewis, who shared their memories of their grandparents.
"Remembering Groves and Oppenheimer" was a panel of the "70th Anniversary of the Manhattan Project" symposium held at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326373-3
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326373-3Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTWomen of the Manhattan ProjectRosemary Lane and Isabelle Karle, veterans of the Manhattan Project, spoke about their different experiences with the project and the various opportunities it provided for them and other women in the 1940s. Ms. Lane spoke about her time as nurse in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the various happenings at Oak Ridge that affected her life. Ms. Karle spoke about her experience as a chemist for the metallurgy laboratory at the University of Chicago, working on the element plutonium. Denise Kiernan, author of [The Girls of Atomic City], moderated.
"Girls of the Manhattan Project" was a panel of the "70th Anniversary of the Manhattan Project" symposium held at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326373-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326373-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [Lost Destiny]Alan Axelrod talked about his book [Lost Destiny: Joe Kennedy Jr. and the Doomed WWII Mission to Save London], in which he recounts the American bombing mission, Operation Aphrodite/Project Anvil, intended to stop Germany's missile attacks on London. In his book, the author focuses on the actions of Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy, brother of John F. Kennedy, whose participation in the mission resulted in the loss of his life.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326257-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326257-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTInterview with Rita GabisRita Gabis talked about her book, [A Guest at the Shooters' Banquet: My Grandfathers' SS Past, My Jewish Family, A Search for the Truth]. She was interviewed at BookExpo America, the publishing industry's annual trade show, held at the Javits Convention Center in New York City.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326362-2
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326362-2Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [When Books Went to War]Molly Guptill Manning talked about her book, [When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II].
The 2015 Roosevelt Reading Festival was held by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Reading Room C of the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center in Hyde Park, New York.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326503-6
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326503-6Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTWorld War II in the Central PacificLieutenant Colonel Sharon Tosi Lacey talked about American strategy in the Pacific during World War II, highlighting the Battle of Saipan in the summer of 1944 and its importance. She explained how U.S. Army soldiers and Marines worked together during the Saipan campaign and described their successes and failures.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326170-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326170-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTJerry von Halle Oral History InterviewJerry von Halle talked about growing up in Germany and moving to Holland when Adolf Hitler gained power. After being released from prison by claiming he had tuberculosis, he went into hiding with his parents. He also spoke about what it was like to immigrate to the U.S. after being liberated by Canadian troops.
This interview was conducted on June 25, 1990, by Linda Kuzmack and is part of the oral history collection at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326307-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326307-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTWorld War II PhotographsAlex Kershaw, author of [The Liberator] spoke with 92-year-old photographer Tony Vaccaro, who smuggled his portable 35mm camera onto the battlefield during World War II and created intimate and comprehensive records of daily life as a soldier.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325998-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325998-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTJohn Holmes Oral History InterviewU.S. Army Veteran John Holmes talks about coming across a Nazi labor camp during World War II in the Hartz region of Austria and liberating the Jews who were imprisoned there. He also spoke about some of his regiment's encounters with Nazi soldiers throughout the war. Mr. Holmes died in 2013.
This interview was conducted on February 14, 1995, by Sandra Bradley and is part of the oral history collection at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326272-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326272-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT[Normandy Invasion]1944 U.S. Coast Guard film is a report on the preparations and activities of the D-Day invasion with an emphasis on the contributions of the United States Coast Guard.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326384-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326384-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT[Medical Service in the Invasion of Normandy]This 1944 War Department film is a detailed report on how the U.S. Army organized emergency medical treatment, transportation, and hospitalization before and during the D-Day invasion.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326383-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326383-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTShony Braun Oral History InterviewHolocaust survivor Shony Braun talked about his experiences in Auschwitz and being shot while trying to escape a death march. Born In Transylvania, Romania, Sandor "Shony" Braun was sent to Auschwitz in 1944 after Germany invaded the country. During the course of his imprisonment, he was also sent to Dachau before trying to escape in 1945. He spoke about his experiences in the camps, the brutal death of his father, and being shot while trying to escape a death march prior to his liberation. Mr. Braun was a concert violinist and composer, and his "Symphony of the Holocaust" was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Mr. Braun died of pneumonia in 2002.
This interview was conducted on March 9, 1992, by Sandra Bradley and is part of the oral history collection at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326006-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326006-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTCongressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Doolittle Tokyo RaidersHouse and Senate leaders held a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, a volunteer unit that conducted the first air raid on Japan during World War II. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Cole (Ret.), one of the two surviving Doolittle Raiders, participated with a pre-recorded video message.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325393-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325393-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTMemorial Day Weekend Scenes, WWII MemorialScenes of visitors at the World War II Memorial during the Memorial Day weekend were shown.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326228-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/326228-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT[The True Glory]This 1945 documentary chronicles events in Europe from the June 1944 D-Day invasion through the surrender of Nazi Germany in May of 1945. A co-production of the U.S. Office of War Information and the British Ministry of Information, the film won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature of 1945. To mark the 70th Anniversary of D-Day the National Archives Motion Picture Preservation Lab digitally restored the film, sometimes working frame by frame to remove defects.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325946-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325946-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTAmerican Citizens in Hiroshima and NagasakiProfessor Naoko Wake, co-author of [Hiroshima/Nagasaki Beyond the Ocean], talked about Japanese-American citizens living in Japan during World War II when atomic bombs were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
She was interviewed at the Organization of American Historians 2015 annual meeting in St. Louis, Missouri.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325429-3
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325429-3Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTMayer Adler Oral History InterviewHolocaust survivor Mayer Adler talked about being sent to Auschwitz with his family in 1944, their separation, and his transfer to Kaufering labor camp outside of Dachau, Germany. He also spoke about his liberation and eventual return to his childhood home, where he was unable to find any of his immediate relatives.
This interview was conducted on April 24, 1991, by the oral history branch of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and is part of the museum's oral history collection in Washington, D.C.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325881-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325881-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTGerda Weissmann Klein Oral History InterviewHolocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein talked about how the 1939 German invasion of Poland changed her life. She spoke about being sent to a Jewish ghetto with her family, their separation, her experiences in a Jewish transit camp, and being forced on a death march before her liberation in 1945.
This interview was conducted on October 11, 1990, by Linda Kuzmack and is part of the oral history collection at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.Chttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325821-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325821-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTKansas City and World War IIworld War II veterans from Kansas City talked about their wartime experiences. Topics included the atomic bomb, the invasion of Normandy, and Harry Truman.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325000-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325000-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT[Two Down and One to Go!]Produced for service men and women after the defeat of Nazi Germany on May 8, 1945, this educational film explains in detail the plan to defeat Japan, and how military officials determined who stayed in the service for the war in the Pacific. The film was hosted by General George Marshall and other military officials.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325655-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325655-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTWorld War II Victory in Europe 70th Anniversary CeremonyDignitaries and veterans commemorated the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe at a ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Speakers included White House National Security Adviser Susan Rice and author and World War II historian Alex Kershaw. The ceremony was followed by a flyover by dozens of World War II aircraft. May 8, 1945, marked the formal acceptance by the Allied forces of Germany's unconditional surrender.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325807-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325807-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [Ministers at War]Jonathan Schneer talked about his book [Ministers at War: Winston Churchill and His War Cabinet], in which he recounts Winston Churchill's war cabinet, composed of men across the political spectrum, who assisted the prime minister in managing the British war effort. In his book, the author reports that Prime Minister Churchill's leadership would have been unsuccessful without these men, who ultimately became rancorous and called for a general election in 1945; a contest Churchill lost to Clement Attlee.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325530-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325530-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT[The War Ends in Europe]This 1945 United News reel about Victory in Europe day includes clips of the signing of the surrender and President Truman making the official statement.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325708-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325708-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTKurt Klein Oral History InterviewKurt Klein talked about his early life in Germany, the rise of Nazi persecution of the Jews, his escape to the United States and his family's efforts to rescue his parents, who ultimately perished at the Auschwitz concentration camp. He also spoke about how, as an interrogator for the U.S. Army, he questioned Adolf Hitler's driver, who described the German leader's final days.
This interview was conducted on October 11, 1990, by Linda Kuzmack and is part of the oral history collection at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325670-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325670-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTLeslie Swift InterviewLeslie Swift, chief of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum film, oral history, and recorded sound branch, talked about the origins and purposes of the museum's oral history collection.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325696-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325696-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTGerman Memorial Ceremony for the End of World War IIThe German Bundestag hosted a memorial ceremony on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. May 8, 1945, marked the formal acceptance by the Allied forces of Germany's unconditional surrender. The ceremony included speeches by the heads of both houses of parliament, as well as Heinrich August Winkler, a historian who has written about Germany in the 20th century.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325908-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325908-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTBritish Commemoration of the End of World War IIBritish political leaders attended a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. The ceremony took place at the Cenotaph in central Londonhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325942-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325942-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTWeekly Presidential AddressPresident Obama delivered his weekly address a day early to commemorate the 70th anniversary of V-E Day, the end of World War II in Europe May 8, 1945. He paid tribute to the men and women who served in that war and those currently serving as well as to the allied nations of Europe.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325943-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325943-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTWorld War II Victory in Europe 70th Anniversary FlyoverDozens of World War II aircraft participated in a flyover following a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. The aircraft flew in 15 separate formations representing the major battles of World War II, from Pearl Harbor through the final air assault on Japan, and concluded with a "missing man" formation. May 8, 1945, marked the formal acceptance by the Allied forces of Germany's unconditional surrender.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325808-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325808-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTPanel Discussion on World War II InternmentJan Jarboe Russell, author of [The Train to Crystal City: FDR's Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America's Only Family Internment Camp During World War II], and Richard Reeves, author of [Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese-American Internment in World War II], talked about the U.S. government's internment policies during World War II.
"Imprisoned for Being a Citizen: World War II Internement" took place at the third annual San Antonio Book Festival, held on April 11, 2015, and was filmed in the auditorium of the San Antonio Central Library.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325462-5
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325462-5Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTWomen Aviators During World War IILincoln Hallowell and Judith Berdy talked about American Women aviators, engineers, and air field personnel who served during World War II. Mr. Hallowell argued that these women performed the most dangerous jobs in the military and that their work revolutionized the role of women in the workforce.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324791-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324791-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTApril 1945 Universal NewsreelThis April 23, 1945, Universal Newsreel report on the final days of war in Germany as U.S. and Russian forces moved towards a meeting included scenes of German prisoners, German civilians, and liberated concentration camps.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325096-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325096-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTSenator Daniel Akaka Oral History InterviewSenator Daniel Akaka (D-HI) talked about growing up in Hawaii, witnessing the attack on Pearl Harbor, and how that event affected native Hawaiians and led to the Senator's service in the Army Corps of Engineers at the end of World War II. He also spoke about the GI Bill and his work to help American veterans
This oral history interview was conducted by Terry Shima, executive director of the Japanese American Veterans Association, and is part of the Library of Congress Veterans History Project. Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2000 as part of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. The project collects oral histories from veterans around the country and makes them accessible to the public.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323148-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323148-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTPanel Discussion on World War II and the HolocaustMartin Goldsmith, author of [Alex's Wake: The Tragic Voyage of the St. Louis to Flee Nazi Germany, and a Grandson's Journey of Love and Remembrance], Glenn Kurtz, author of [Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film], Eric Lichtblau, author of [The Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler's Men], and Sarah Wildman, author of [Paper Love: Searching for the Girl My Grandfather Left Behind], talked about World War II and the Holocaust. Glenn Kurtz showed video clips.
"Remembering the Holocaust: Stories of Discovery, Survival, Love, and Betrayal" was a panel of the 2015 Annapolis Book Festival, hosted by the Key School Parents' Association and held on the Key School campus in Annapolis, Maryland. This panel took place in Katharine Hall.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325521-4
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325521-4Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTBook Discussion on [Roosevelt and Stalin]Susan Butler talked about her book, [Roosevelt and Stalin: Portrait of a Partnership], about the relationship between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Soviet Union's Joseph Stalin. In her book, the author reports that the two leaders, allies during World War II, developed an unexpected partnership.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325223-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325223-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTTruman's Presidency and World War IIDavid McCullough talked about Harry S. Truman's presidency and World War II. He said that President Truman's humility and quiet courage, stemming from his working class upbringing in rural Missouri, helped him make the tough decisions that defined his presidency.
During his time in office, President Truman desegregated the military, led the U.S. into the Korean War, created the Marshall Plan to help rebuild post-World War II Europe, and made the decision to drop the atom bomb on the Japanese.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324290-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324290-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTRepresentative Ralph Hall Oral History InterviewRepresentative Ralph Hall (D-TX) talked about his enlistment in the Navy during World War II and his experiences as a pilot on aircraft carriers. Representative Hall was a lieutenant in the Naval Air Corps during World War II and flew F6F and F4U Corsair aircraft.
This oral history interview took place on February 18, 2003, at Tyler Junior College and is part of the Library of Congress Veterans History Project. Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2000 as part of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. The project collects oral histories from veterans around the country and makes them accessible to the public.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323091-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/323091-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT[9066][9066] was one of the second place high school west winners in C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam documentary contest. The video was produced by Joshua Hamilton, Tyler Staby, and Connor Krohn, juniors at Franklin High School in Elk Grove, California. The local cable company was Comcast.
C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest is an annual national competition in which middle and high school students produce a documentary on a specific theme. "The Three Branches and You" was the 2015 theme, with contestants asked to tell a story that demonstrates how a policy, law, or action had affected them or their community.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324941-6
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324941-6Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTApril 5, 1945 Universal NewsreelThis April 5, 1945 Universal Newsreel includes several reports from the war in Germany, including an airborne invasion across the Rhine River using paratroopers and gliders, the taking of the city of Koblenz, a new French cargo aircraft developed secretly during Nazi occupation, and General Eisenhower decorating the entire 101st Airborne Division for their actions during the Battle of the Bulge.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325168-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/325168-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMTCodename CynthiaNatalie Zanin talked about Amy Thorpe Pack, the American-born wife of an English diplomat who became a spy for British intelligence. Ms. Zanin said that Ms. Pack, codenamed "Cynthia," utilized charm, beauty, and sex to gain valuable intelligence during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. The Smithsonian Associates and the International Spy Museum co-hosted this event.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324167-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324167-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT[The Bridge at Remagen], Part 2This 1965 film documents the capture of a bridge on March 7, 1945, that gave Allied Forces the first bridgehead across the Rhine River. This U.S. Army "The Big Picture" episode is hosted and narrated by general and former President Dwight Eisenhower, General Omar Bradley, and others who were involved in the battle.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324628-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/324628-1Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT